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SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. has agreed to use its MSM6250 for its multimedia-enabled handsets for UMTS markets. “Together, Qualcomm and Sanyo will provide smaller, attractive 3G wireless devices utilizing a common applications platform that simplifies development …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc.’s BREW application download service could soon pop up in Russia through a new agreement between the technology giant and Delta Telecom, a cellular operator in the northwest region of Russia. The companies signed a preliminary agreement for …

SAN DIEGO-Technology giant Qualcomm Inc. announced it will sell streaming video technology to handset makers, and heavy hitters such as Kyocera Wireless Corp., LG Electronics, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Sanyo Corp. and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Japan Inc. have licensed …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said its W-CDMA chipset known as MSM6200 has been tested and validated by 13 worldwide infrastructure vendors. “Qualcomm’s chipset solution is the first to achieve voice, circuit and packet data interoperability with all W-CDMA infrastructure vendors, enabling …

Although Nextel Communications Inc. has announced no clear commitment on its next-generation protocol, Qualcomm Inc.’s trial of its push-to-talk solution, known as QChat, has made CDMA2000 hotter on the carrier’s plate of options. “We’re definitely working with them (Qualcomm) on …

With a sunny fourth-quarter result, Qualcomm Inc. reaffirmed its place in the wireless world and the traction of its CDMA technology. The company announced a net income of $291 million, an increase of 53 percent over the same period last …

Qualcomm Inc. further expanded its push-to-talk game with its new BREWChat application, which the carrier said is a downloadable BREW application that can run on BREW-capable mobile phones. Qualcomm said BREWChat will be available in the first quarter of next …

Becky Welke had a problem. As general manager of the Plaza Hotel & Suites in Eau Claire, Wis., Welke wanted to offer her guests high-speed access to the Internet, but the installation and service costs made her think twice. However, …

TOKYO-Kyocera Corp. said a writedown in its U.S. unit contributed to the fall in its first-half profit. The company, however, recorded a net profit of $145 million for the first six months ended Sept. 30 in contrast to $158 million …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. added two U.S. carriers to its list of BREW clients, with both Metro PCS and Western Wireless Corp. signing agreements with the vendor to offer BREW services to their subscribers. MetroPCS’s subscribers in San Francisco; Sacramento, Calif.; …

Nokia Corp. scored another major CDMA victory with Verizon Wireless, announcing it will sell the company’s 3589i phone, which features a color screen, polyphonic ring tones and support for Verizon’s BREW-based application download service. Verizon will sell the phone for …

GENEVA-Sun Microsystems Inc. is working to address many of the complaints and concerns leveled at the company’s wireless Java technology with a series of new products, services and programs introduced at the ITU Telecom World 2003 conference. Sun’s new offerings …

Sun Microsystems Inc. is working to address many of the complaints and concerns leveled at the company’s wireless Java technology with a series of new products, services and programs introduced at the ITU Telecom World 2003 conference. Sun’s new offerings …

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Verizon Wireless continues to expand its Get It Now data offerings, adding new content from Walt Disney and MapQuest. First, Walt Disney’s wireless business announced an expanded deal with Verizon Wireless, with plans to add content from Disney’s …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said its board of directors has approved a quarterly dividend of 7 cents per common share, which stockholders can receive Dec. 26, 2003. “We believe that the dividend is an important element of total shareholder return given …

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Verizon Wireless continues to expand its Get It Now data offerings, adding new content from Walt Disney and MapQuest. First, Walt Disney’s wireless business announced an expanded deal with Verizon Wireless, with plans to add content from Disney’s …

Sometime in the future, wireless users may never again have to mail in their phones to get a software glitch repaired. If such a vision holds true, users won’t even know there’s a problem. “Subscribers just want to make these …

WASHINGTON-L. Paul Bremer, head of the U.S.-led occupational authority in Iraq, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee last week that mobile-phone licenses in the war-torn country are close to being issued. Bremer’s remarks came in response to questioning by Sen. …

DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. said it has filed a lawsuit asking the court to order Qualcomm Inc. to abide by the terms of a cross-licensing agreement between both companies. The lawsuit filed at the Delaware Chancery Court also wants an injunction …

Following more than 15 months of trials, regional wireless operator U.S. Cellular Corp. plans to commercially launch its Easyedge data service today, providing customers with access to the carrier’s expanding CDMA2000 1x network and throwing its hat into an increasingly …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it expects its revenue and earnings per share for the fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal 2003 will achieve the high end of its prior guidance. In July, Qualcomm said it expected its fourth-quarter revenues to edge …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it has worked with China Unicom to complete the first phase of a comprehensive GSM1x technology trial. The technology allows GSM carriers to deliver cdma2000 1x voice, data and other applications. “The phase-one trial was a …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it expects its revenue and earnings per share for the fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal 2003 to achieve the high end of its prior guidance. In July, Qualcomm said it expected its fourth-quarter revenues to edge …

WASHINGTON-With the United States facing $4 billion in retaliatory tariffs from the European Union by month’s end, telecom and high-tech firms find themselves split on competing legislation to repeal tax breaks for U.S. exporters. The export subsidy issue directly impacts …

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc.’s reported founder Harvey White will retire as chief executive officer of the wireless communications company he started five years ago as a spinoff from technology giant Qualcomm Inc. White will continue to serve as CEO …